Jacking car and/or lifts

Pmccooey · #1 (**permalink**) 12-22-2021, 05:45 PM

My Cobra is away for the winter but I’m planning my projects for spring! Looking for information on how people jack these cars up? I have a low profile jack, a 2 and a 4 post lift. The cobra is definitely to low for the 2 post lift. I would need to jack it up and put in wheel Dollie’s. The 4 post lift I think I will needed longer ramps to make it less steep of an angle.

I’m curious what everyone else does to work on their cars. Love to hear any tips or tricks with these. Also the best jacking points for the 2 post lift and also the low profile jack.

Thanks!!

KarlzEE Bebout · #2 (**permalink**) 12-22-2021, 06:39 PM

My lift ramps are less than 4" long and I have no problem driving SLOWLY onto the lift. My car is a 289FIA replica and my exhaust is plenty low but is no problem.
As an aside, I do carry a 12" piece of 2"x8" lumber with one end beveled that I use to drive on when I need to slide a floor jack under the car. It nicely fits in my spare tire wheel well so it goes where I go and has helped me and a few of my friends over the years.

dwathencars · #3 (**permalink**) 12-22-2021, 07:14 PM

I use a MaxJax two post service lift. I can drive CSX2367 between the posts, move the lift arms underneath, and lift the Cobra easily. I made some adapters to fit the lift points for each of me cars. Dave

Tommy · #4 (**permalink**) 12-22-2021, 07:43 PM

I have a pair of ramps similar to these I use to get the car high enough to fit a jack beneath it.

FredG · #5 (**permalink**) 12-22-2021, 07:52 PM

I absolutely love these things.

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Originally Posted by Pmccooey

My Cobra is away for the winter but I’m planning my projects for spring! Looking for information on how people jack these cars up? I have a low profile jack, a 2 and a 4 post lift. The cobra is definitely to low for the 2 post lift. I would need to jack it up and put in wheel Dollie’s. The 4 post lift I think I will needed longer ramps to make it less steep of an angle.

I’m curious what everyone else does to work on their cars. Love to hear any tips or tricks with these. Also the best jacking points for the 2 post lift and also the low profile jack.

Thanks!!

t-5gt · #6 (**permalink**) 12-25-2021, 11:26 AM

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/atta...1&d=1640456742

twobjshelbys · #7 (**permalink**) 12-25-2021, 12:03 PM

For working on mine I used a floor jack to get it up on jack stands. It was high enough for maintenance stuff.

PDUB · #8 (**permalink**) 12-25-2021, 10:34 PM

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Clears that roll bar just right!

Tom Wells · #9 (**permalink**) 12-26-2021, 08:23 AM

Here's the stack in my garage. Note: I made a raised ("tray") ceiling to accommodate the extra height. I think the result was about 11'

Tom

KarlzEE Bebout · #10 (**permalink**) 12-26-2021, 09:48 AM

I have a friend that also coffered his ceiling so he could use his 2 post rack. Only problem was that one time he didn't have the Cobra parked on the correct spot so when he raised the car, he produced a little more "coffering". I didn't tease him.... too much.....Tom's "tray" was much safer.

When I was young and agile, I worked under a lift. When I retired and was old and creaky, I was rolling around on the floor. Not good. Hence, garage addition, with 13' ceiling and a four post lift. Life is good.

undy · #11 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 03:40 AM

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I absolutely love these things.

Which model Quickjack did you purchase? I'm considering one for a dual purpose, 1) my Cobra, 2) my C8 Stingray.

S1965C · #12 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 10:20 AM

This idea is versatile and doesn’t cost much either.

https://talkcobra.com/showthread.php...solidated-view)

767Jockey · #13 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 01:22 PM

I have a Contemporary and my 4 post lift is too steep to get up without scraping. The folks at Race Ramps will custom make light weight foam ramps. I diagrammed a ramp that allows the metal ramp from my 4 post to sit on a lip of the Race Ramps ramp, which then extends out another 42" for a nice shallow incline. They charged me about $350 to make them if memory serves me right.

As for a floor jack, I have a low profile extended reach Daytona from Harbor Freight, it reaches the rear crossmember from the back, and both sides can be lifted as well. If I need to lift from the front I just drive onto the lightweight Race Ramp ramps, which also serve as regular ramps, and I can get the jack underneath the front from there. Also, I always use a hockey puck on the pad of the jack, it saves everything from getting scraped up.

Hope some of this helps.

novasscnc · #14 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 04:09 PM

i have a lift king 4 post love it

twobjshelbys · #15 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 04:47 PM

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As for a floor jack, I have a low profile extended reach Daytona from Harbor Freight, it reaches the rear crossmember from the back, and both sides can be lifted as well. If I need to lift from the front I just drive onto the lightweight Race Ramp ramps, which also serve as regular ramps, and I can get the jack underneath the front from there. Also, I always use a hockey puck on the pad of the jack, it saves everything from getting scraped up.

Hope some of this helps.

Exactly the jack I would recommend. I second hockey pucks on the floor jacks too.

DanEC · #16 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 05:03 PM

If you are planning to jack the car up to put on dollies then I would just get crank up dollies such as Go-Jacks. If wanting to get it up on jack stands, you can pretty easily get a jack under the frame rails of a car already sitting up on dollies. I have a practice of always using two floor jacks to raise any of my cars rather than a single jack as I don’t like to stress and twist the frame. I either jack on both sides to get the front or back up on jack stands, or I jack the front and rear on the same side toget one side up for tire work or something.

For my 4-post lift, I have a set of wooden ramps about 5-1/2’ long built with 2x6 ribs and plywood decking so the radiator scoop, etc clears. I actually built them to do oil changes on a 17 Shelby GT350 I used to own but I found they flushed up perfect to the ramps on my lift.

767Jockey · #17 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 06:06 PM

I did something similar. I made long wooden ramps, but as I get older they were so darned heavy that I ditched them for these super light Race Ramps creations. Just draw up what you want and Race Ramp will custom make them for you. I'll add a photo here so you can see what I'm talking about, as sometimes pics help explain what words make confusing. I was too lazy to lower the lift now for a photo, but picture the entry to the lift ramp where the block of wood is in the photo and you'll get the idea. These things work great, and I haven't weighed them but if they were over 10lb a piece I'd be surprised.

FredG · #18 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 06:54 PM

BL-3500SLX are the ones I got. They have worked flawlessly for 3 years. When not in use, they hang on the wall.

Fred

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Which model Quickjack did you purchase? I'm considering one for a dual purpose, 1) my Cobra, 2) my C8 Stingray.

Steve Gallegos · #19 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 07:09 PM

I have the 5000LB unit. Better to have more if you need it, daily driver, truck. Check Costco they are always going on sale.

KarlzEE Bebout · #20 (**permalink**) 12-27-2021, 08:12 PM

I didn't pay a whole lot more for my 4 post lift than what Quik Jack shows for the BL-3500SLX . Of course, if you don't have the ceiling height and don't want to do a coffered ceiling, you do what you can. Pretty much anything beats rolling around on the floor.